やっと (yatto)


meaning:
finally


notes:
- used for something that happened after the speaker put in a lot of effort. ("Eventually I made it")
- not always used with positive feelings. Sometimes it is used to show an innuendo like, 「やっと来た」　= you are way too late.

example:
彼はやっと試験を合格できた。
Kare wa yatto shiken wo goukakudekita.
He finally passed the exam (after failing it in the past).
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数学の問題はやっと分かったか。
Suugaku no mondai wa yatto wakatta ka?
Did you finally understand the mathematical problem?

時間がかかりましたがやっと終わりました。
Jikan ga kakarimashita ga, yatto owarimashita.
It took some time, but finally it is finished.


related entries:
・　ageku
・ tsui - (yatto seems more positive) [dc]
・ youyaku - (Both yatto and youyaku indicate eventual completion of something positive; The difference is that youyaku sounds more formal and is usually written.)


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